We, The People
Lyrics written by Neil O'Brien.
We've forgotten who we are
Deep down in the dark lie our roots
Day after day we swallow your lies
As you help yourself to the fruits
We're the ones who made this world
It's our labour that planted the seeds
With the pick and the plough and the sweat off our brow
We provide for all your needs
Who laid the roads? Who built your homes?
Who made the clothes you wear?
From coal seam to deep sea, from office to factory
You'll find your answer there
We've forgotten who we are
Every day our dues are denied
For all our forbearance we're granted a pittance
Expected to swallow our pride
Humble, silent, servile
That's the place of the poor, so they say
You get what you're given and scrape out a living
And get your reward when you die
But I still remember the Dream of John Ball:
Justice, Equality, Freedom for all
And I still remember Tom Paine's "Rights of Man"
Remember, "United We Stand"